Exploring the acceptability and feasibility of delivering a wide-ranging resilience-building Intervention for people with dementia living at home in their own community

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25294519
• Lead Sponsor: ational University of Ireland Galway

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33292667/ (added 10/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-07
• Study Completion: 2020-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. People with dementia (of any gender):
1.1 > 60 years of age
1.2 Have either
1.2.1 A formal diagnosis of dementia (mild to moderate dementia)
1.2.2 Their GP believes they have memory problems and the person has a provisional diagnosis of dementia based on the DSM-IV criteria
1.2.3 Are prescribed dementia medications
1.3 Living in the community
1.4 Willing and capable of undertaking the exercise component of the intervention
1.5 Able to speak in and read English
1.6 Able to give informed consent
1.7 Their primary caregiver is also willing to take part in the study

2. Carers of People with dementia (of any gender):
2.1 Primary caregiver of a person with dementia who has also agreed to participate in the study
2.2 Does not have a diagnosis of dementia
2.3 Living in the community
2.4 Willing and able to participate in the 6 weeks Caregiver education programme
2.5 Able to speak in and read English
2.6 Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility study outcomes (this line added 11/05/2020):1. Number and proportion of participants (people with dementia, caregivers) who are screened, judged eligible and agreed to take part in the study 2. Follow-up rates outcome completion and adherence/compliance 3. Reasons for non-recruitment, non-adherence or attrition4. Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention content, delivery, and fidelity assessments5. Acceptability of the recruitment process, assessments, data collection tools, intervention content & delivery6. Willingness of key gatekeepers to recruit participants (people with dementia and caregivers)7. Calculate baseline score and variability of primary outcome measures among participants (updated 25/10/2023; previously secondary outcome measures)8. Evaluation of the cost analysis process 9. Identification of barriers and enablers to stigma change in dementia 10. Identification of optimal strategy for recruitment of participants for future definitive trial